Inclusion

UNFPA called on humanitarian agencies to redouble efforts in addressing the special needs of vulnerable populations in preparedness measures to disasters as nations observe World Population Day on July 11. 'Every disaster puts vulnerable populations at risk' said Philippines Country Representative Klaus Beck...

Argentina has rolled out a new plan to ensure that the interests of people with disabilities are part of its efforts to tackle disaster risk, an inclusive approach that reflects the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

This policy brief explores the relationship between the level of ambition in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the level of ambition in the global climate agreement. The brief aims to provide decision-makers and negotiators at the 21st

'Australia has been supporting livelihoods development of women, youth, marginalized caste and ethnic groups in Nepal since 1998. Up to 90 per cent of our beneficiaries in quake affected districts have lost their livelihoods. We are proud to launch this rapid recovery initiative, in partnership with the UNDP and MOI.' said Charge d’Affairs of the Australian Embassy in Kathmandu Catherine Gill...

The government is taking a softer approach to get low-income families to move out of disaster zones by offering free land to flood victims who agree to relocate. 'We will get you land in safer areas on which to build your new homes,' President Jakaya Kikwete told scores of flood-hit residents...

Social workers can play a crucial part in helping to reduce the risk of disasters thanks to their role in the communities of which they are themselves members, Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction said here today.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, June 2015, Volume 6, Issue 2, Special:

These articles represent a first attempt to develop a baseline for understanding, analyzing, praising, and critiquing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The report presents a comprehensive post disaster needs assessment exercise, launched with response and relief efforts at the request of the Government of Nepal, with the objective to estimate damages and losses caused by the earthquake.